Term

Dry Fire

Practicing trigger press, draw, and manipulation with an unloaded firearm.

Dry fire is the most important practice tool available. With a triple-checked unloaded firearm and no live ammunition in the room, a shooter can rehearse trigger press, draw stroke, malfunction drills, and reloads at a fraction of the cost of live fire. Snap caps protect firing pins on rimfire and some centerfire designs. Dry fire kills people every year — separate the live ammo from the practice space.

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